Two sailors set out 100 days ago from New York and plan to stay at sea and out of sight of land for 1000 days
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Toulon Provence Mediterranee - COYCHyeres of Fabien HENRY (FRA) won the 2007 Tour de France a la Voile.
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After Day One, Alisha KAWALLA from Australia heads the Womens fleet, Richard Hamilton from Great Britian, the Mens fleet
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Current leader Benjamin Grez of Chile, second Adonis Tsiboukelis of Greece, 3rd Chris Steele (NZL)
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The lead changed between Bjorn, Finian, Jose and Antoine in the beginning, but Finian had some nice runs
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European 18ft Skiff Grand Prix - Gill/Wet and Wild Graphics (GBR) - 2nd Pindar / Radii (GBR)
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Eight Extreme 40s, three days of racing, two lady helms and one big event at the iShares Cup at Skandia Cowes Week
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1. Sundvalls Bygg AB (Ekman/Tempelman) - 2 St Jude Medical (Grape/Gnosspelius) - 3 Nissan Hobiecat FRA (Mourniac/Citeau
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Hobie Dragoon - 1 Butler and Sutcliffe (GBR) - 2 Henson and Amphlett (GBR) - 3 Bezile and le Tallec (FRA)
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The thundering and exciting sport of offshore powerboats receives major boost.
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The arrival of the Rum Consortium’s Phillip’s Foote Witchdoctor at 2.22am this morning heralded the finish
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Three boats The X Factor, Leewana and Crews Control, locked in a points battle for the title, racing was very close.
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Sandringham YC accredits as Registered Training Organisation and joins forces with Holmesglen Institute of Tafe
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One of Spain’s most influential sailing journalists, has poured cold water on a second regatta attempt by CNEV
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Day four of racing today and the expected heavy maestrale conditions certainly came through after the lay day
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Mike Golding’s new Owen Clarke designed Open 60 yacht ECOVER 3 arrived in Auckland.
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22 year old Australian Tom Slingsby won the 2007 Laser World titles in Cascais
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A deadly abalone virus is raging in wild stocks along a 200 km section of coastline in Victoria
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The International Superyacht Society has released its lists of finalists for the 2007 International Design Awards.
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P1 British GP extended to four days by popular demand
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To become the immediate signature event of TSS Sailing Club and a premiere junior and youth regatta for the region ..
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The Multisport LE, is a versatile inflatable marine toy - a kayak, windsurfer, sailboat and a high performance towable
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Every year new crazes hit the market, and the latest Big Boy Toy is a personal Mircolight Aircraft
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The Sydney International Boat Show, sponsored by Club Marine Insurance and NSW Maritime is primarily a boating showcase
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On Sunday, the first Champions of this year’s Hobie 16 & Hobie Dragoon Europeans were crowned
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U.K.Halsey has brought out another ‘Safety at Sea’ video, this one on the use of storm sails.
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At third checkpoint Sundvalls Bygg had taken the lead from St Jude Medical with GB Glace third
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Three days. Nine races for the Laser fleet. Great race committee work and on-shore hospitality. Thank you Hyannis Yacht Club.
Seeing old friends. Making some new ones.
Too much pizza. Not enough beer. Probably better that way round than the other. (I’m not saying the beer ran out. Just that I was too exhausted most evenings to be able to break any drinking records.)
Eight solid finishes and only one bad one. Hey, that’s pretty consistent I reckon. At least for me.
Strong winds. Light winds. Waves. Flat water. Bit of everything.
Current sometimes. No current other times. Hey, if I can’t detect it, then it ain’t there.
Sunshine. Fog. Thunder boomers. But no rain while we were racing all weekend.
Some great starts. Some mediocre starts. No OCS’s. Probably means I’m not trying hard enough if I’m never OCS. But in a regatta with no throwouts allowed it paid to be a little conservative on the start line. At least that was my theory.
Finding the secret for sailing a Laser on the beat fast and high in light winds and chop. Hey, if I told you it wouldn’t be a secret would it?
Not finding the secret as to why the top guys were so much faster than me downwind in light air. Possible theories: I’m too old, too fat, too clumsy, too dumb, or too lazy. Hmmm. That’s a tough one. All of the above?
Rounding the windward mark in first place in one race on the last day. Oh did I mention that I was ahead of last year’s Central American and Caribbean Champion, the current US Masters Champion, and this year’s North American College Sailor of the Year? Well yes, they did all roll over me on the downwind leg but it felt good for a while. When you’re an old duffer like me you have to relish those small moments of glory.
Overall score for the regatta in the top 25% of the fleet. And everyone ahead of me was younger than me and had a newer boat than me. Hmmm. I guess I could fix one of those issues?
Beating that guy. I told you I would. Didn’t you believe me?
Getting home in time to see my granddaughter before she left our house on Sunday evening. She still remembered who I was and demanded a hug. Actually several hugs. Priceless.
How was your weekend?
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Ten teams representing three Sydney yacht clubs will contest the two day regatta on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 of August.
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The top three overall placings - Wild Joe beating Rob Hanna’s new Rogers 46 Shogun and Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats X.
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Explore the Whitsunday Islands on your ‘own’ magnificent 50ft Beneteau sailing yacht, from Whitsunday Rent A Yacht.
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Former medallists Peru and Poland did not even qualify. In the first race top seeds New Zealand lost to the Netherlands
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ESP 1868, AUS 355, and ISR 11 all moved down a spot, but still in the top ten.
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In the 22nd Audi Sydney to Gold Coast race, Bob Steel’s new TP 52 Quest has had an impressive first outing.
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Now line honours has been settled, all eyes have turned to the Audi Sydney Gold Coast handicap results.
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South Australia’s Michael Keough Laurelle was 200th entry for this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
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The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards held at Government House in Wellington on Saturday evening
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Editorial; Sailing News; Whats Coming Up; Sailing Academy; Situations Vacant
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New Zealand has won silver and bronze at the OK Dinghy World Championships sailed in Leba
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The Perth 2011 Bid Team has returned home after raising awareness of Western Australia, Perth, Fremantle
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Brisbane to Great Keppel Island Tropical Yacht Race - the countdown is well and truly on.
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